The chart below shows global sales of the top five mobile phone brands between 2009 and 2013. Write a report for a university, lecturer describing the information shown below. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The bar chart illustrates the world mobile phone

sales

(

Samsung

,

Apple

,

Nokia

,

LG

, and

ZTE

) in three periods (2009,2011 and 2013).

Overall

, the chart presents an increase in

sales

for (

Samsung

,

Apple

, and

ZTE

)

while

Nokia

and

LG

show a decrease.

Firstly

, in 2009, we can see that the highest

sales

in the world from the five brands were

Nokia

at around 440,

then

Samsung

at almost 230, and around 220 for

LG

, 50 for

ZTE

, and almost 25 for

Apple

.

Secondly

, in 2011, there was a rapid rise in

sales

of

Samsung

and

Apple

(at around 320 and 95, respectively),

while

ZTE

showed a slight increase. The opposite for

Nokia

and

LG

shows gradually decreased

sales

(almost 420 and 95 respectively).

Finally

, in 2013, we can see a jump in

Samsung

sales

to 450 and a climb in

Apple

sales

to 150, with a slight change in

sales

of

ZTE

.

On the other hand

, a dramatic drop in

Nokia

's

sales

and a slight fall in

LG

's

sales

.